Dealer's B.S. or the TRUTH?
 

Hey guys. I have changed my tires at the dealership. While changing the tires they told me that car has to get an alignment with new tires and that my alignment is a little bit off. Car does not pull to the side and drives like new. So should I listen to then and do an alignment. Or is it another Dealer's B.S.

wHAT YEAR DO YOU HAVE, MILEAGE ON THE TIRES, ECT? Your profile says you don't own a Z/G?

When in doubt get a second opinion from a different shop!

No, that seems pretty truthy to me. They have to counter balance and all that so, no it doesn't seem like a line of B.S. to me.

Nissan would never sell you unnecessary services. Never.:rolleyes:

whenever someone comes into my shop for tires i always reccomend getting an alignment done. you spend a couple dollard more, but it is better than not getting maximum longevity out of the tires. a couple of tenths off on toe angle will EAT your tires.

18 months ago I had my Z aligned - the normal toe-in is -0.08º. One month ago I had it aligned again +0.24º/+0.46º. As far as I could tell, it drove and handled fine but it was causing front tire wear. Misalignment was the cause of the dreaded tire-feathering problem a few years back. Get the car aligned!

+1 on what Dave said.

No BS.... from what ive heard, and usually is the norm, its best to get an alignment everytime you get new tires put on... i always did.

When buying new tires, I would have the alignment checked/redone. Performance tires are expensive.

--Spike

yearly alignments are a good preventative maintenance....kinda like a prostate exam, except less pain in the butt!

When they removed the old tires, they probably noticed increased wear on the inside edge....call it a hunch.

Agree with all of the above: get the alignment. I did on my last tire replacement & will with the next.

^ +1 Get an alignment with new tires.

I've been getting an alignment at least once a year - keeps the feathering to a minimum on my '03. And it has nothing to do with balancing the tires either, that is two separate items which are barely connected.

Alignment and oil change every 7k mi for me, just good preventive maintenance.

+1

god damn dude , preventative my ass. 7k on oil changes? even if you granny shift at 3k its too long...hope you're using synthetic. id never do that to my engine.

Just because car drives straight it does not mean alignment is fine, i've done hundreds of alignments where customers did not complain of pulling/drifting and numbers were out of spec. A lot of times when alignment goes out it is somewhat even on all corners so they "cancel" each other out and don't cause a pull.

Which is why i try to align my car every other month...20 mins out of my Saturday= peace of mind next 2 months or till i hit a pot hole haha. I am obsessive compulsive when it comes to maintenance of my car... any car.

You have 03' don't you. When Nissan dealer gives you free alignment, Just Do It!!!

Agreeing with the agree-er.

yea why not lol